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Show Vernal Express Wednesday, July 23, 2008 C3 Scout lost, found in High Uinfas By Aaron Falk Deseret News ROOSEVELT - Before his parents ever knew he was lost, Trenton Taylor had been found. The 14-year-old Roosevelt boy went missing after running ahead of his Boy Scout group around 5:30 p.m. last Tuesday. It took about 24 hours for police to be notified, however, because of limited communication in the High Uinta Mountains. The boy was reunited with his family in Roosevelt early Thursday Thurs-day morning. Without phones or radios, there was no way to know Taylor had been found safe almost six hours before he was reported missing, after spending just one night alone, Duchesne County Sheriff Travis Mitchell said. "I'm tired and cold and hungry," hun-gry," Taylor told the Deseret News on Thursday, surrounded by family. He had eaten only Cheetos since getting lost, he said. The orange dust was still on his upper lip. Taylor said he ran ahead of his group and was trying to catch up with a leader who was bringing in camping equipment on horseback when he got lost Tuesday evening. "I mixed up their tracks with deer tracks," he said. He walked for more than an hour Tuesday before laying his sleeping bag by the trail and camping out for the night. The next morning, he hiked alone for about six hours in what his father calL'd "rough country," along trails that cut through canyons and above the timberline. But as isolated as the area may seem, it is popular with campers, Mitchell said. "If they stay on the trail, they'll pretty much run into someone," he said. "It's when they get off the trail and get scared that they get in trouble." trou-ble." Sometimes, however, the trail seemed to disappear. At one point, Taylor said he came across a large meadow without any clear path. "It was beautiful," he said, "but it was hard to find the trail." Taylor continued to hike toward King's Peak, hoping to find his group. "Just keeping going," he said. "Maybe your camp will be there." By the time he arrived safely in Roosevelt, the boy had hiked between 30-40 miles, Mitchell said. All the while, Taylor drank water from a stream and ate the Cheetos he had in his backpack. back-pack. Around noon Wednesday, a group of Boy Scouts from Ogden came across the missing boy in the Painter Basin area, Mitchell said. The Ogden leaders had been alerted of Taylor ' disappearance and made contact with the boy's Scout leaders. In Duchesne, sheriffs offi- Western Park almost break 25-year-old arena record Shaun Stroh, saddle bronc rider from Glendive, Mont., rode Miss Congeniality to a score of 90 points at the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo Saturday night. That's just three points shy of breaking break-ing a 25-year-old arena record. A record score of 93 points was set by saddle bronc rider Kent Cooper in 1983. Stroh's ride is among an elite group. Bronc mare Miss Congeniality Congeni-ality was named the 2007 Saddle Bronc Horse of the Year with only three riders out of 10 managing to qualify riding her. And of that, each recorded a 9 1-point ride. She remains an enduring challenge for cowboys everywhere. Sighting black ear increasin rials said they were notified too late Wednesday to orchestrate a proper search and rescue effort. They planned to begin searching for the boy the next morning at 6. But during the night, Taylor and one of his Scout leaders, Gerald Cook, rode a horse down the Uintah Canyon trail, arriving at the trailhead about an hour before the search effort was to begin. "It was just a major relief," a teary eyed Robin Taylor, the boy's mother, said. The family planned to take the boy to a doctor Thursday morning, but police said they believed he would be fine. Trenton Taylor, however, said he was mostly worried that his father might be angry. "I thought he was going to be mad at me," he said. "I did the exact opposite of what he said I should do." Brian Taylor said there are lessons to be learned from the incident. But Thursday morning, he said, "I'm just glad to have him back." Rodeo Results Continued from C10 Cody Glover of Tuscon, Ariz. Fourth went to K.C. JonesofDe-catur, JonesofDe-catur, Texas, and fifth to Hunter Cure of Holliday, Texas. A tie in sixth went to Beau Franzen of Sidney, Mont., and Tait Kvistad of Brookings, S.D. And Matt Reeves of Pampa, Texas, took eighth. Team roping winners were Turtle Powell of Alpine, Texas, and Travis Graves of Jay, Ok. Second went to Toby Trammell of Snyder, Texas and Jody Pinkert of Lubbock, Texas; third to Char-ly Char-ly Crawford of Prineville, Ore., and Jhett Johnson of Casper, Wyo.; fourth to Jake Cooper and Jim Ross Cooper both of Monument, N.M.; fifth to Colby Siddoway of Hooper and Jesse Sheffield of Austin, Colo.; sixth to Waylon McCurley of Escalon, Calif., and Joseph Shawnego of Oakdale, Calif.; seventh to Jay Adams of Logandale, Nev., and Jake Anderson of Roosevelt; and eight to Justin McCarroll and Brett McCarroll both of Camrose, Ala. t . i - y ' COUNTY ROAD REPAIRS An employee of Allred Paving sweeps the street at 1 500 East and 500 North in preparation for crews to repair the street before it is chipped and sealed later in the month. Chipping and sealing will be done by Burdick Paving. Allred Paving cut out the bad spots and fill them in with asphalt. 'The' Ashley National Forest1 would like to remind forest visitors visi-tors to be bear aware. There have been bear sightings sight-ings on the Vernal Ranger District Dis-trict in the Bowden DrawGreens Draw area near Lodgepole campground and in Whiterocks Canyon. A bear was also sighted near the Louis Swett Ranch on the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area by hikers. These have only been sightings sight-ings and at this point and they have not been determined to be nuisance bears. Bears live in our local forests and mountains where we all like to camp, hike and play. The Forest Service reminds visitors to be alert and to camp and hike responsibly. There is a difference between having a visibly clean campsite and a "bear-safe" campsite. For health and safety and in the interest of wildlife, the Forest For-est Service asks visitors to heed the following tips from the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources: Keep your campsite clean Store food, drinks and scented items securely (inside your vehicle or in a bear-safe container - never in your tent) Dispose of trash in a bear-proof bear-proof dumpster Burn food off of stoves and grills Avoid scented lotions and toiletries Never approach or feed a bear Report bear sightings to campground hosts or local Forest Service office (435) 789-1181. - -, r 1 t V ! :.TS , - '' A n 1 1 "TV - I W ' ' If V i - - ! is ' 5 rf'' ' . ; ' ' i S ' i J : t s . A iVt-- - r J i DISTRICT 'CATCHES' VERNAL FAMILY The Get Caught winners for this week are the Wheeler family, who sere found at Vernal City Park on July 21. Parents are Kristine Wheeler and Sean Smith (not in picture). Their three kids are Brennen, 7, Jaeden, 5, and Kaelie, 3. 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